Oscar Ribas Reig was the first prime minister of Andorra in 1982. He twice served as head of government, firstly from 8 January 1982 to 21 May 1984 with National Liberal party and then from 12 January 1990 to 7 December 1994 with the National Democratic Agreement party. He is still alive today, and was succeeded by Marc Forne Molne

Marc Forné Molné

Marc Forné i Molné was the Head of Government of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 27 May 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after he won the April 2005 election...

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Political career

Reig announced when he was elected that he would concentrate on fiscal and tax reforms. There is also evidence to suggest that he improved tourism in the country. In 1992 Ribas resigned after his efforts to introduce a new constitution securing civil human rights were blocked by the conservatives His party returned to power following the general election held on 12 December 1993 in which it won the majority of seats. He formed a new coalition government shortly after. In 1994, Andorra became a member of the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

. This occurred while Reig was prime minister. Reig's party Agrupament Nacional Democratic (AND; National Democratic Group) lost the support of independents. In December 1994, he was removed in a no-confidence vote by Parliament.

External links

• Oscar Ribas Reig Archives